Also keep an eye on our website and facebook page for other important information, such as the Audrey Reid composition awards which are now open. Entries can be submitted anytime before 27 April (see our scholarships page for more info)

]]>http://dyo.org.nz/2018/02/13/registrations-closed-2018/feed/01409Registrations for 2018 open now!http://dyo.org.nz/2017/11/23/registrations-2018-open-now/
http://dyo.org.nz/2017/11/23/registrations-2018-open-now/#respondWed, 22 Nov 2017 22:45:04 +0000http://dyo.org.nz/?p=1392Continue Reading →]]>Player registrations for 2018 are open now until February 7 2018. Visit our ‘Join’ link and fill in the 2018 Registration Form (http://dyo.org.nz/register/). You will receive a confirmation email once you have registered. New players and some returning players will be required to audition. Emails will be sent out in Feb 2018 to confirm audition times.
]]>http://dyo.org.nz/2017/11/23/registrations-2018-open-now/feed/01392A successful 2017http://dyo.org.nz/2017/10/11/a-successful-2017/
http://dyo.org.nz/2017/10/11/a-successful-2017/#respondWed, 11 Oct 2017 08:21:58 +0000http://dyo.org.nz/?p=1377Continue Reading →]]>The Dunedin Youth Orchestra would like to thank everyone who helped make 2017 a successful year. In addition to our regular two semester concerts we put on another two FREE concerts, allowing children and young adults to experience orchestral music in a relaxed and open environment. We’ll see you next year for another great year of music!
]]>http://dyo.org.nz/2017/10/11/a-successful-2017/feed/01377DYO presents: Immortal Belovedhttp://dyo.org.nz/2017/09/01/dyo-presents-immortal-beloved/
http://dyo.org.nz/2017/09/01/dyo-presents-immortal-beloved/#respondFri, 01 Sep 2017 00:10:03 +0000http://dyo.org.nz/?p=1335Continue Reading →]]>Immortal Beloved

The Dunedin Youth Orchestra 2017 semester 2 concert, conducted by Peter Adams, will be held at Knox Church on 23 September. The programme for this concert includes:

Berlioz – Hungarian March from The damnation of Faust

Nathaniel Otley – Canvas

Bruch – Violin concerto No. 1 in G minor (soloist Nathaniel Otley)

Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major

Underground Romantic

In addition to our regular concert, this semester we are putting on a FREE concert!

This concert will be held on 15 September at 9pm at the underground markets on George Street (opposite Farmers, beside Bivouac Outdoors). This will be a chance for you to experience orchestral music like never before so don’t miss out!

This project has been supported through Letting Space’s Urban Dream Brokerage service with funding from the Dunedin City Council.

For more information:
http://urbandreambrokerage.org.nz/romantic-underground

]]>http://dyo.org.nz/2017/09/01/dyo-presents-immortal-beloved/feed/013352017 Young Musicians Awardhttp://dyo.org.nz/2017/08/03/2017-young-musicians-award/
http://dyo.org.nz/2017/08/03/2017-young-musicians-award/#respondThu, 03 Aug 2017 09:58:53 +0000http://dyo.org.nz/?p=1318Continue Reading →]]>Applications are now open for the 2017 Young Musicians Award.

The purpose of the Award is to recognise outstanding achievement and commitment of Dunedin Youth Orchestra members. The two selected members of the orchestra will receive financial assistance to further their musical career. Recipients also have the opportunity to play a solo piece with the orchestra in the year following the award.

Applications close August 18 2017 and must be handed directly to our Treasurer at rehearsal, or posted to the secretary (502 Queens Drive, Dunedin Central). Winners will be announced at our semester 2 concert at Knox Church on 23 September.

For more information on how to apply see our Young Musicians Award page http://dyo.org.nz/scholarships/prize/

]]>http://dyo.org.nz/2017/08/03/2017-young-musicians-award/feed/01318Peter and the Wolf & Other Creatureshttp://dyo.org.nz/2017/05/03/peter-wolf-creatures/
http://dyo.org.nz/2017/05/03/peter-wolf-creatures/#respondWed, 03 May 2017 00:59:32 +0000http://dyo.org.nz/?p=1299Continue Reading →]]>Come along and explore the wild creatures of the earth with us. Enjoy the elegance of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Suite from Swan Lake’ before diving deep ‘In the Lair of the Cave Weta’ by New Zealand’s own Leonie Holmes. Marching our way through Anthony Ritchie’s ‘Procession’, we arrive at our striking Concerto for flute and orchestra with soloist, Natasha Manowitz. Finally, we finish up at the famous ‘symphonic fairy tale for children’, Prokofiev’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’. This is a programme sure to impress and delight all ages.

This year we are hosting two concerts; on the evening of May 31 come along to Knox Church to hear our full programme, or bring your kids along to our FREE children’s concert of Peter and the Wolf at Otago Boy’s High School on May 28.

Cash door sales only:

$15 Adults

$10 Students and Seniors

$5 High Schoolers

Accompanied primary/intermediate school aged children free

CHILDREN’S CONCERT FREE

]]>http://dyo.org.nz/2017/05/03/peter-wolf-creatures/feed/01299Applications open for the Audrey Reid Composition Awardhttp://dyo.org.nz/2017/03/16/applications-now-open-audrey-reid-composition-award/
http://dyo.org.nz/2017/03/16/applications-now-open-audrey-reid-composition-award/#respondWed, 15 Mar 2017 23:07:40 +0000http://dyo.org.nz/?p=1286Continue Reading →]]>Applications are now open for the Audrey Reid composition Award. This is an annual award for an orchestral composition with prize money donated by the former Audrey Reid Charitable Trust.

The aim of the Audrey Reid Composition Prize is to foster and encourage orchestral composition for Youth Orchestras by local composers of a similar age. Entrants should be currently resident in Otago or Southland. Winners receive financial compensation and their winning entry performed by the Dunedin Youth Orchestra.

Entries for the 2017 Audrey Reid Composition Prize close 9.30am Monday May 1. Postal address for entries is to be advised.

]]>http://dyo.org.nz/2017/03/16/applications-now-open-audrey-reid-composition-award/feed/01286Registrations for 2017 have now closed.http://dyo.org.nz/2017/02/09/registrations-2017-now-closed/
http://dyo.org.nz/2017/02/09/registrations-2017-now-closed/#respondThu, 09 Feb 2017 08:32:34 +0000http://dyo.org.nz/?p=1247Continue Reading →]]>Registrations for the 2017 orchestra have now closed. However, there may still be vacancies for some instruments (especially brass). Please enquire by sending an email todunedinyouthorchestra@gmail.com, including details about your instrument, playing level and orchestral experience.

]]>http://dyo.org.nz/2017/02/09/registrations-2017-now-closed/feed/01247Register Now for 2017!http://dyo.org.nz/2016/11/05/register-now-2017/
http://dyo.org.nz/2016/11/05/register-now-2017/#respondFri, 04 Nov 2016 11:44:44 +0000http://dyo.org.nz/?p=1209Continue Reading →]]>Dunedin Youth Orchestra is getting back into the swing of things, and getting prepared for the 2017 year!
What are we missing? Our orchestra of course!

All players aged 25 and under (both new and existing members) who are interested in a place in the orchestra must register by completing the form at dyo.org.nz/register. We audition a new orchestra every year, including all returning members, and all prospective new members. We aim to make the process as smooth and enjoyable as possible as we know auditions can cause some stress, but remember that lots of practice and a confident attitude will do you wonders!

Thanks to all of you who have registered already, you’ll hear from us soon about audition music!

Be welcomed by the DYO with Von Suppe’s powerful and lyrical ‘Poet & Peasant Overture’. Malcolm Arnold’s ‘Little Suite’ will take you through 3 movements, each with its own different mood and character. Hear the sounds of the sea in ‘The Stone Mage & The Sea’, written by our 2016 young composer Sam van Betuw. Ever seen a saxophone perform in an orchestra? Now’s your chance to see our soloist Elliot Tay perform Jacques Ibert’s ‘Concertino da Camera for Alto Saxophone’, a piece of impressive skill, and one you are unlikely to experience again!

And then after the break, Dvorak’s famous 8th Symphony, described as his “stormy and romantic work”, will be sure to impress.